Both are in awesome shape and equal in price. The tristar is a closed bow and 89 model. The 2001 is a 85 model and both look like they are brand new. Which one would be the better deal and why. Or which would produce a better wake I guess you could say.

or there is a sport nautique that isnt in as good condition. The interior is bad and missing the back seat. but it does come with sacs and a pole. its about 2k less than the other two. I want something that nice and comfortable to be in but that also throws a nice wake.

Both the tristar and the 2001 are going to be good boats. I have ridden behind both. I owned a 88 tristar and had very good luck with it. IMO- the tristar wake is better. I am probably going to get pounded for this but it is my opinion. The tristar is going to take more weight to make the wake nice. Plan on 2000 lbs. With this said it doesn't leave much room for anything besides sacs in the boat. The wake on the tristar has alot more transition that the 2001. The tristar can be a little tricky to drive when you have that much weight in it.

The 2001 is going to take less weight to make a big wake. The wake will be much steeper with little transition it is also a little narrow for my taste. Some people really like these wakes though.

Both are going to be very good boats. I currently have a 97 supersport nautique just so you know that I am not a nautique hater or anything. If you have specific questions on the tristar let me know or you can email me. I had mine for 3 years and put around 500 hours on it.

I had an 88 Tristar 190, good sized wake AND shape with about 1500 lbs. Mine was an open bow so i had a little more space... but still a little cramped, its only a 19 ft boat. They did make a 21 or 22 ft Tristar but they are rare and some had a really "different" open bow seating configuration. It only had a windshield on the driver side... and a seat going down the port side.

2001 will throw a steeper wake, and usually a little bigger, however you will be stepping over bags and people to move around that boat. Second the fact of possible problem with stringers. Not all 2001's have issues but a lot do... again this is a smaller boat.

What year is the Sport? With it being $2k less you could put a new interior in the boat. I would say that IMO this boat will throw out the best wake, i have ridden behind all three extensively. You will also have more room for storage. I am a little partial to this boat as i have one. With this boat being a little bigger than the other two you will also get a better rough water ride.

The sport is bigger, and is probably new enough to have fiberglass stringers and floor and if you have found one at a good deal it may be worth it even with it's interior issues. Some of the sports have the same hulls as the Super Airs.

From what Ive heard its an early 90's model sport nautique that runs good and throws a super nice wake. He has 2 side sacs and one tube sac for the bow. everything for 6k. I think its a good deal but I dont know how much it would cost me for interior work. I was told the interior was in bad shape. Its missing the rear seat and some other stuff. Im gunna go try to look at it this week and possibly run it. If the engine is in good shape I might have me a new boat sitting in the driveway be the end of the week!

I think $6k is a good deal if it runs good. I was quoted close to $2k a couple of season ago for a complete new interior. I thought that was a little high at the time (the shop, in Dallas, is really good but not the cheapest). Put a tower and some tunes on it and for under 10 grand you could have a really good setup.

For what it worth, I don't know the years but some early 90's nautiques had the swim platform built in and then they went to a removable (teak) platform.

I have a 89 tristar open bow, it throws a really nice wake.Then again I am not really too good but, have been behind several different boats.One thing I have noticed is mine with alot of weight is harder to stear.I think most boats are like that.